About The Public Archaeology Facility

The Public Archaeology Facility (PAF) was organized in 1972 to provide cultural resource management (CRM) services to clients throughout the Northeastern United States, but with a focus on New York State and Pennsylvania. Our CRM services include:

PAF is directed by a full-time professional archaeologist with a doctoral degree and specializations in Cultural Resource Management and Northeastern US prehistory and history. The director is listed in the Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA).

PAF projects are assigned to a staff of 30-60 professional archaeologists and managers. All senior professional staff have advanced degrees in Anthropology, with specializations in the historic and/or prehistoric archaeology of the Northeastern U.S.; all supervisors are 36CFR61 qualified. PAF has maintained a stable work force of field technicians, many of whom have been employed at PAF for more than five years.